Charlotte Hornets

The Charlotte Hornets is an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The team was established in 1988, and it relocated to New Orleans in 2002, becoming the "New Orleans Hornets". In 2004, the Charlotte Bobcats expansion team was created in North Carolina, and this team rebranded itself as the "Hornets" in 2014, while the New Orleans Hornets rebranded themselves as the "Pelicans". In 2010, Michael Jordan acquired controlling interest in the team.